Draft:The Taiwan Minpao


The Taiwan Minpao was one of the essential newspapers written in Chinese, founded by the Taiwanese during the Japanese rule in Taiwan. Its predecessors include Taiwan Youth Journal, Taiwan, later transformed into Taiwan New People Newspaper, Hsingnan News, and eventually merged with five other newspapers during World War II to form New Taiwan News by the colonial government.

History

Tokyo period

On April 15, 1923 (Taisho year 12), The Taiwan Minpao was founded in Tokyo, Japan,[1] entirely in Chinese (known as the Taiwan Chinglian [zh] magazine before that and the Taiwan magazine after its new name was half Chinese and half Japanese). At first, it was a bi-monthly publication, then it became a ten-day publication, and finally a weekly publication. Known as “the only public opinion organization for Taiwanese”, it was once a newspaper with millions of circulations as three major newspapers, Taiwan Daily New Newspaper, Taiwan News, and Tainan New Newspaper, during the Japanese colonial period.[1] It was a rare publication founded by the Taiwanese during the period of Japanese rule that sought to speak for the Taiwanese people.

Relocation to Taiwan

On August 1, 1927 (Showa year 2), The Taiwan Minpao was relocated to Taiwan under the condition of adding a Japanese version.[2] In March 1930 (Showa year 5), The Taiwan Minpao increased its capital and was reorganized to change its name to The Taiwan New Minpao. On January 9, 1932 (Showa year 7), the application for the publication of Taiwan Minpao Daily was approved and officially published on April 15 of the same year.[2]

Throughout its existence, it underwent several name changes and was officially merged with five other newspapers into the New Taiwan News by the colonial government during the Second World War. After the war, the New Taiwan News was taken over by the Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office. Meanwhile, some of the journalists originally from the Taiwan Minpao founded the Minpao Newspaper.[2] However, it was forced to cease publication on 8 March 1947 after its president, Lin Maosheng, went missing and was presumably victimized during the February 28 Incident.[3]

Influence

The Taiwan Minpao spanned from the 1920s to the 1930s. It was considered the public newspaper of various social movements in Taiwan. It is also indispensable historical material for studying Taiwan from the 1920s to the 1930s.

The Taiwan Minpao enthusiastically supported the political and social movements. The petition movement for the establishment of a Taiwanese parliament actively advocated for farmers, laborers, and women, fighting for their rights. It also supported the student movement, cultural enlightenment movement, and petition movement for establishing Taiwan’s parliament. Moreover, it echoed the demand for Taiwan’s autonomy and criticized the Taiwan Governor's Office.[2]

The Taiwan Minpao also made many contributions in advocating new literature and art and promoting vernacular Chinese, introducing new knowledge and ideas, reporting on the political situation in China and the latest trends around the world. It was an important venue for publishing new literature in Taiwan.[4][5][6]

However, because it often reported negative news about the Governor-General's Office, the paper was often confiscated by the authorities.[2] On the other hand, it was a haven for new Taiwanese literature. In 1930, it initiated the Dawn column to promote new poetry, and its editorial team included important figures in the Taiwanese literary circle of the time, such as the Taiwanese writers Loa Ho (賴和) and Chang Wo-chun (張我軍).[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Chuang, Sheng-chuan (2017). 《臺灣民報》的生命史：日治時期臺灣媒體的報導、出版與流通 [The life history of Taiwan Minpao : the reporting, publication and circulation of media in Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule]. Graduate Institute of Taiwan History, National Chengchi University. pp. 38–51.
  2. ^ a b c d e Wang, Tien-pin (2003). 臺灣報業史 [Taiwan Newspaper Industry History]. Taipei: Asia-Pacific Book. pp. 93–97. ISBN 986-7809-08-4.
  3. ^ Ho, I-lin (2003). "《民報》──台灣戰後初期最珍貴的史料" [The Taiwan Minpao: The Most Precious Historical Materials in Early Post-war Taiwan]. Taiwan Scenery. 53 (3): 173–184.
  4. ^ 邱各容 (2010). "臺灣新文學運動的奠基者：張我軍——日治時期臺灣文學與兒童文學比較研究之一". 全國新書資訊月刊.
  5. ^ 沈, 芳序 (2014). "張我軍對胡適文學思想的傳播與接受：以《臺灣民報》為分析場域（1923-1932）". 國立成功大學台灣文學系博士論文.
  6. ^ 彭, 小妍 (1996). "文學典律、種族階級與鄉土書寫－張我軍與臺灣新文學的起源". 中國文哲研究集刊 (8期 (1996 / 03 / 01)): 147 - 173.
  7. ^ Wang, Hsin-yu (2019). "張我軍《台灣民報》主編時期的文化場域活動" [Cultural Activities during Chang Wo-chun's Tenure as Editor-in-Chief of The Taiwan Minpao]. Dongwu Chinese Online Academic Journal (45): 71–97.
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